FOP 38 Mod !

[volton]

My cooler is good .But iwant more .Cant afford a swifthech
so my brother in law (plumber) is getting a piece of 5mm copper for me and we are going to weld it to the bottom of
the heatsink.Wonder if it will work ???

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[peteb]

probably not. The copper will help to rapidly absorb heat, however unless the thermal interface between the copper and aluminium is ideal, cooling will be impared....

The copper/aluminium interfaces of heatsinks (that work) are all pressed at extreme pressures to ensure very good surface to surface contact with no contaminants.

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[CALV]

I agree with peteb, but I'd say not at all. You cant weld copper for a start- solder/braze but not weld, Aluminium you can weld, but not to copper, aluminium is a very awkward material when it comes to joining, which is why aluminium welding is expensive to get done. as peteb said, the "way" they are joined is very important as far as heat transfer goes.


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[Guest]

Agreed with the other two. If money is a problem, consider that when you have replace your fop38 you will have almost paid for a swifty!

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[wapaaga]

mabye you can try some artic silver expox as an inteface materail between the two metals

 

[funkdog]

Or if you wait like a month, Alpha is supposed to have a new competing heatsink out. Finally, Alpha will be back on top.

 

[volton]

1 the copper is for free.Braysing alloys is welding when you join 2 metals together.If that dosnt work we are going to grub screw it together with Arctic Silver 11 between.
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[phsstpok]

Make sure the heatsink clips will accomodate the extra thickness of the copper plate. Mine would not so I gave up on the idea. (I have a Monster II heatsink not a FOP 38, though).

Good luck.